Modern Musicals
Musicals of the Past
Movie Musicals
Plays
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100

This musical features an ogre who falls in love with a princess. 

Shrek the Musical

100

This musical follows a young lion as he grows into the pack's leader and navigates how to be a productive leader. 

The Lion King

100

This movie remake features Ben Platt playing a troublesome high schooler at the age of 27. 

Dear Evan Hansen the Movie

100

This classic Shakespeare play features two star-crossed lovers. 

Romeo and Juliet
100
This type of theater has ONLY speaking

Play

100

The "good guy" in a work of theater; normally the main character

Protagonist

200

This musical follows the life of a colonial American politician as he tries to write his own story and make a name for himself. 

Hamilton

200

Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my! 

This musical follows a young lady from rural state in America as she tries to find her way home in a strange land. 

The Wizard of Oz

200

This 2024 remake of a 2002 teen classic had viewers shocked when it was the musical version instead of a remake of the classic film featuring Lindsay Lohan. 

Mean Girls (2024) 

200

This classic Christmas play features a grumpy old man being haunted by three different ghosts, each one reminding him of a reason to appreciate Christmas. 

A Christmas Carol 

200

This type of theater has both SPEAKING and SINGING

Musical

200

The "bad guy" in a work of theater; usually who fights the good guy

Antagonist

300

This musical tells the stories of six of Henry VII's wives. 

SIX

300

This traditional Disney musical follows a young village girl while she is confined to a castle inhabited by enchanted objects trying to help her fall in love with a cursed prince. 

 Beauty and the Beast

300

This movie musical features Zac Efron, Zendaya, Hugh Jackman, and other stars portraying the "freakshow" in PT Barnum's circus. 

The Greatest Showman

300

This Shakespeare play sounds like a small cut of pork and features a prince seeking revenge on his uncle. 

Hamlet

300

This type of theater has only SINGING

Opera

300

The people who play the live music for the show

Live Pit

400

This musical follows a group of teenagers in an amusement park ride (kind of).

Ride the Cyclone

400

The hills are alive! This musical follows a nanny and her journey with a bunch of children living in Germany. 

The Sound of Music

400

This movie musical features a plus size Tracy Turnblatt navigating her way through the dance scene and advocating for Civil Rights in 1960's Baltimore. 

Hairspray

400

This play brought fame to the saying "E tu Brute?" meaning "and you Brutus?". 

Julius Ceasar

400
The italicized things in a script that tell the actors what to do

Stage Directions

400

The person designated to take on the role of an actor if the actor has to miss a performance 

Understudy

500

This musical follows a young botanist and his battle with a pesky plant

Little Shop of Horrors

500

This musical tells the story of teens stuck in a town where dancing is illegal. When an outsider moves to town and shakes things up, will their strict, religious town adapt or create more laws inhibiting free will?

Footloose

500

This classic musical features Danny Zuko, played by John Travolta, and Sandy Olsson, played by Olivia Newton-John. 

Grease

500

This play ironically named after a young girl's favorite toy, depicts a woman's struggle with growing up. 

A Doll's House

500

When two people speak to each other in a work of theater

Dialogue

500

When an actor talks directly to the audience

Breaking the Fourth Wall

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